Join scholars and artists concerned about our material world given the problems associated with climate change at an all-day conference on September 10, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan. From the conference publicity: …
Conference: “Radical Materialism: Making the World Matter” Read More »
As a lead up to the People's Climate March, on Monday, September 15, 2014, from 10:00 a.m.-noon, nuclear activists and experts will discuss problems related to nuclear power at the United Nations Church Center (44th St. and 1st Ave., Manhattan). …
Join the John Jay community in viewing the documentary "Disruption" during the community hour (1:40 p.m.-2:40 p.m.) on Wednesday September 17, in room 1.108 in the New Building. It will be shown again, for those who can't make the first …
Disruption: A film about climate change being shown on campus! Read More »
SEIU Local 1199 is sponsoring an international forum on the occasion of the People's Climate March entitled "Jobs, climate change, and system change" to take place on Thursday, September 18, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. at 310 W. 43rd St., 7th …
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The 2014 Caribbean Youth Exchange for Climate Change Resilience is a workshop in support of the People's Climate March, and sponsored by Harriet Communications in association with CUNY, Afrobeat Radio, the AfroLatin@ Project, Braata Productions, Afropresencia, and El Puente. Date: Friday, Sep …
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On Friday, September 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. join us for the Today’s Fossil Fuels and the Future of our Children’s Health in the auditorium in John Jay College's New Building (524 W. 59th St., Manhattan, room L.63). …
In preparation for the People's Climate March, local, national, and international environmental leaders will be discussing why a new international treaty to reduce greenhouse gases should be pursued by world leaders on September 20, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the …
Panel discussion: “A Global Climate Treaty: Why the U.S. Must Lead” Read More »
On Sunday, September 21, 2014, individuals and organizations concerned about climate change and working to encourage sustainable and environmentally just policies in the U.S. and beyond will be marching through New York City, starting at Columbus Circle at 11:30 a.m., and …
SEJ faculty member, and adjunct instructor in the Communications & Theater Arts Department, Karen Malpede wrote and directs Extreme Whether, which hits the stage in NYC this fall (October 2-26, 2014). Extreme Whether dramatizes the controversy over climate change but evolves into a reverie about the sublime in …
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Don't miss out on a film festival which will highlight the plight of the planet's wildlife, recently reported by the London Zoological Society to be in significant decline. In the last 40 years, according to the society, wildlife populations have halved. …
